Among the diverse technologies for producing clean energy through concentrated solar
power, central tower plants are believed to be the most promising in the next years. In these …

Abstract Solar energy offers over 2,945,926 TWh/year of global Concentrating Solar Power
(CSP) potential, that can be used to substitute fossil fuels in power generation and mitigate …

As a primary type of clean energy, methane is also the second most important greenhouse
gas after CO 2 due to the high global warming potential. Large quantities of lean methane …

Industry is one of the leading energy consumers with a global share of 37%. Fossil fuels are
used to meet more then 80% of this demand. The sun's heat can be exploited in most …

A global transition towards more sustainable production and consumption systems has led
to an increasing share of renewables in the energy market. Renewables, majorly solar PV …

The development of off-grid hybrid renewable energy systems (HRESs) is essential to rural
electrification and global decarbonization. Based on 299 journal papers in the recent five …

Ammonia as an energy storage medium is a promising set of technologies for peak shaving
due to its carbon-free nature and mature mass production and distribution technologies. In …

Cost effective methods of storing heat can be an enabling technology to promote utilization
of solar thermal and heat recovery systems for industrial applications. The technology can …

The development of clean hydrogen production methods is important for large-scale
hydrogen production applications. The solar thermochemical water-splitting cycle is a …

Concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies are seen to be one of the most promising
ways to generate electric power in coming decades. However, due to unstable and …